Understanding the spread of COVID‐19 misinformation on social media: The effects of topics and a political leader's nudge
The spread of misinformation on social media has become a major societal issue during
recent years. In this work, we used the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic as a case study to …
recent years. In this work, we used the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic as a case study to …
Network amplification of politicized information and misinformation about COVID-19 by conservative media and partisan influencers on Twitter
Social media amplification is both a mechanism to attract public attention and a process of
information diffusion shaped by the online social network structure. This study focuses on …
information diffusion shaped by the online social network structure. This study focuses on …
Being a female sports journalist on Twitter: Online harassment, sexualization, and hegemony
Online harassment toward women in social networks can occur in many forms such as
contempt, profanity, insult, sexual desire, pruriency, physical threat, misogyny, and so on …
contempt, profanity, insult, sexual desire, pruriency, physical threat, misogyny, and so on …
Tackling disinformation and infodemics demands media policy changes
A Bechmann - Digital journalism, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Disinformation and infodemics have been central for the media policy agenda in most
countries and in particular in Europe. Yet, the European Commission has had a soft law …
countries and in particular in Europe. Yet, the European Commission has had a soft law …
Hashtags for gatekeeping of information on social media
D Potnis, I Tahamtan - Journal of the Association for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since the inception of gatekeeping research in the 1940s, most studies on gatekeeping
have been human‐centric, treating and studying individuals as gatekeepers, who perform …
have been human‐centric, treating and studying individuals as gatekeepers, who perform …
[HTML][HTML] The mutual influence of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Twitter users during COVID-19: network agenda-setting analysis
Background Little is known about the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in
communicating with the public on social media during a global health emergency. More …
communicating with the public on social media during a global health emergency. More …
Social media influencers talk about politics: Investigating the role of source factors and PSR in Gen-Z followers' perceived information quality, receptivity and sharing …
Afforded by the unprecedented interactivity of social media, social media influencers (SMI)
can build strong and trusting relationships with their followers. Such connections carry great …
can build strong and trusting relationships with their followers. Such connections carry great …
The dynamics of event-based political influencers on Twitter: A longitudinal analysis of influential accounts during Chinese political events
The study examines the dynamics and multiplicity of political influencers on Twitter by
focusing on the discussion of six China-related political events between 2017 and 2020. We …
focusing on the discussion of six China-related political events between 2017 and 2020. We …
United in criticism: The discursive politics and coalitions of Australian energy debates on social media
AM Arranz, HH Askland, Y Box, I Scurr - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper applies social network analysis (SNA) and natural language processing (NLP)
tools within a traditional discourse analysis framework to better understand the polarisation …
tools within a traditional discourse analysis framework to better understand the polarisation …
[HTML][HTML] Role of twitter user profile features in retweet prediction for big data streams
To study the various factors influencing the process of information sharing on Twitter is a
very active research area. This paper aims to explore the impact of numerical features …
very active research area. This paper aims to explore the impact of numerical features …